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 yàn ink-stone
Results beginning with 砚
 yàn tái ink stone / ink slab / CL:方[fang1]
 yàn chí (concave) ink stone or ink slab
 yàn dì younger fellow student
 yàn dī small cup for adding water to an ink stone
 yàn gēng to live by writing
 yàn hé case for an ink stone or ink slab
 Yàn shān Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
 yàn shì case for an ink slab
 yàn shí ink stone / ink slab
 yàn tián ink stone / writing as a livelihood
 yàn wǎ ink slab
 yàn xí ink slab and sitting mat / place where one studies and teaches
 yàn xiōng senior fellow student
 yàn yǒu classmate / fellow student
 Yàn shān xiàn Yanshan county in Wenshan Zhuang and Miao autonomous prefecture 文山壯族苗族自治州|文山壮族苗族自治州[Wen2 shan1 Zhuang4 zu2 Miao2 zu2 zi4 zhi4 zhou1], Yunnan
 yàn shuǐ hú r water container for an ink slab
 yàn tián zhī shí to make a living by writing (idiom)
 yàn xiōng yàn dì lit. older scholar and younger scholar / close friends (idiom)
Approximate Results for 砚
 Duān yàn high-quality ink stonemade in Duanxi and Guangdong
 bǐ yàn writing brush and ink stone
 dí yàn to wash an ink-slab / to prepare for study (idiom)
 fén yàn to destroy one's ink-slab / to write no more because others write so much better (idiom)
广 Guǎng Yàn Guangnan and Yanshan (in Yunnan)
 gǔ yàn antique ink slab / CL:台[tai2]
 mò yàn ink slab / ink stone
 táo yàn ink stone made of pottery
 tóng yàn classmate / fellow student
 wǎ yàn ink stone or ink slab made from an antique palace tile
 zhè yàn ink slabs from a place in Shandong
 Chéng Yàn qiū Cheng Yanqiu (1904-1958), famous Beijing opera star, second only to 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1]
 pì yōng yàn ink slab or ink stone of celadon or white porcelain with unglazed surface
穿 mó chuān tiě yàn to grind one's way through an ink stone / to persevere in a difficult task (idiom) / to study diligently (idiom)
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